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Apple announces new October event, likely for new Macs

Yesterday, Apple has revealed that it is hosting another media event, likely for new Mac devices to be launched at. The company is only going to be offering a live stream online with no in person element to it. Last month, for the new iPhones, Apple had a pre-recorded event but also had media visit Apple Park to get hands on with the new devices and film content for YouTube. […]

macOS Sonoma will allow third-party browsers to access iCloud Keychain

macOS Sonoma will be made available later this year, but at the moment it is being worked on and tested by developers and the public beta testers. It has been revealed by Apple employee, Ricky Mondello that macOS Sonoma will allow thirds party browsers, such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge access to the iCloud Keychain to be able to autofill passwords and usernames. This will use the browser extension, […]

MacBook 12-inch is now considered obsolete by Apple

As of today, Apple is now considering the original MacBook 12-inch from 2015 as obsolete. This sounds worse than it actually is, it essentially means that Apple will no longer be able to repair the device at Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers. Apple will still help you on the phone support, to an extent but at this stage the device was released over eight years ago and was […]

The OG iMac was revealed 25 years ago today

Today marks 25 years since the original iMac G3 was debuted back in 1998. Steve Jobs was brought back to Apple in the late 90s and needed something big to help bring the company back out of near bankruptcy. The iMac was a complete departure from computers at the time, which were beige and boxy. Apple wanted to make something more interesting and even after all this time, it is […]

Apple reveals refreshed MacBook Pro models, with all-new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips

Earlier this week on Tuesday, Apple released an all-new generation of the MacBook Pro, in both the 14-inch and 16-inch models. These new models are a refresh on the new models Apple announced in October 2021. Based on a lot of the video and image files found on the Apple website, many people have been led to believe that Apple originally intended to announce these new devices in October 2022, […]

Apple adds eight Macs to its vintage products list

Earlier this week, Apple updated its list of vintage devices and added eight Mac devices that were released around 6-7 years ago. The devices were launched in 2015 and 2016 and includes the second revision of the 12-inch MacBook. All of the following Mac devices became vintage at the end of July 2022: MacBook (12-inch, Early 2016) MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2015) MacBook Pro (13-inch, […]

Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.6.7

Yesterday, Apple released macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 for compatible machines, with a fix for a bug in the Mail app. macOS Big Sur is still being used by those computers that cannot be upgraded to macOS Monterey. The bug that this addresses is released to the official Mail app and other third party ones such as Microsoft Outlook and they were unable to to open attachments if the app required […]

Mac shipments have actually increased in Q1 2022, despite overall market decline

According to a report from Gartner Apple’s worldwide shipments of its Mac product line has increased for the first quarter of 2022, even though the PC market as a whole has been declining. Gartner has estimated that in Q1 2022, Apple has shipped 7 million Macs, up from 6.5 million in Q1 2021. The reason for this growth could be attributed to the new models Apple has launched lately, with the M1 […]

Apple has now discontinued the 27-inch iMac

With the ‘Peek Performance’ event earlier this week, Apple announced the new iPad Air, Mac Studio but also discontinued the last Intel iMac. Apple might update the 27-inch iMac later on at some stage, but for now Apple is suggesting that customers go for the new Mac Studio for a lightweight and compact desktop for video editing etc. Apple also released a Studio Display to go alongside the new Mac […]

Report: M1 MacBook Air helped Apple sell 6.5m laptops in Q3 2021

It has been reported by Strategy Analytics that the M1 MacBook Air has helped ship around 6.5 million laptops in the third quarter of 2021, thanks to strong demand for the fan-less, M1 machine. Thanks to the boost in sales, Apple is now number four in the world, in terms of laptop shipments. Lenovo was third place for Q3 2021, with 5% year on year growth, but Apple saw 10% […]